Historical Events In December - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1762 Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer on this day in history.
1770 On December - 26 pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba)
1771 Heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Regulus) on this day in history.
1773 Expulsion of tea ships from Philadelphia on this day in history.
1776 Battle of Trenton-major British defeat on December - 26.
1776 Johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle on December - 26.
1778 On this day in history juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist
1791 On this day in history in the British parlimentLondon England, British PM William Pitt passes the Constitutional Act, dividing Quebec along the Ottawa River, into Upper and Lower Canada,
1792 The final trial of Louis XVI of France begins in Paris on December - 26.
1792 Charles Babbage, English inventor (calculating machine) on this day in history.
1793 Battle of Geisberg: French defeat Austrians on this day in history.
1793 On this day in history franz Hunten, composer
1797 Hans Skramstad, composer on December - 26.
1797 On December - 26 john Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72
1799 George Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as "1st in war, first in peace & first in the hearts of his countrymen" on December - 26.
1799 On December - 26 george Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts of his countrymen"
1805 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia on December - 26.
1805 The Treaty of Pressburg December 26 ends hostilities between France and Austria on this day in history.
1805 On this day in history france & Austria signs Peace of Pressburg
1805 Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer on December - 26.
1808 Albert Grisar, composer on December - 26.
1809 On this day in history english invasionary troop leaves Vlissingen
1809 On December - 26 william Nelson Pendleton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1883
1811 A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable on December - 26.
1812 On this day in history wilhelm Volkmar, composer
1813 On this day in history zamose, Modlin, Torgau surrenders to allied armies
1815 Israel Bush Richardson, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on this day in history.
1820 Gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 on December - 26.
1822 Dion Boucicault, Irish/Us actor/playwright (Rip van Winkle) on December - 26.
1824 On this day in history augustus Louis Chetlain, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1914
1825 Erie Canal opens on this day in history.
1826 On December - 26 franz Coenen, composer
1827 On this day in history jan David Holland, composer, dies at 81
1830 On December - 26 gaetano Donizetti's opera "Anna Bolena," premieres in Milan
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